Akitsugi vs Palicte

Who won Akitsugi vs Palicte?

Katsuma Akitsugi beat Aston Palicte by knockout in the 6th round on Wednesday, December 11th, 2024, at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jonhatan Cardoso beating Eduardo Ramirez. Also on the undercard Luis Reynaldo Nunez defeated Leonardo Baez.

Akitsugi vs Palicte stats

Katsuma Akitsugi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Aston Palicte made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Palicte had a massive power advantage over Akitsugi, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Akitsugi's 18%.

Katsuma Akitsugi was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Palicte had a height advantage of 2 inches over Akitsugi.

Katsuma Akitsugi fought out of the southpaw stance, while Aston Palicte was an orthodox fighter.

Akitsugi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 years and 3 months later than Palicte, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 66 compared to Palicte's 164.

Akitsugi vs Palicte form

Aston Palicte had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jason Moloney on June 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kazuto Ioka on June 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jose Martinez on January 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Viejas Casino and Resort, California, United States.

Before that, he had drawn with Donnie Nietes on September 8, 2018, by split draw in their WBO World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

He had beaten Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on December 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Round Rock Sports Center, Texas.

Activity check

Palicte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Akitsugi vs Palicte start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Akitsugi vs Palicte?

Akitsugi vs Palicte was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Akitsugi vs Palicte?

Katsuma Akitsugi was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Aston Palicte made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.